Santa Fe is located in north central New Mexico in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains (the southern most section of the Rocky Mountains) at an altitude of 7,000 feet.

Participants should fly into either Albuquerque Sunport Airport (ABQ) or Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF). Ten major air carriers have regularly scheduled flights into the Albuquerque International Airport, a one hour drive to/from Santa Fe.